European People's Party

The European People's Party (EPP) is a European Union political party and transnational organization that mostly includes Christian democratic parties, in addition to liberal-conservative parties and center-right parties. In 1999, the EPP began its reign as the largest political party in the European Parliament, with notable member parties being the Christian Democratic Union of Germany in Germany, The Republicans in France, Forza Italia in Italy, and the People's Party of Spain in Spain. In 2017, it held 216/751 European Parliament seats and 8/28 European Council seats.